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9. Divisions in the Lower Story 335 



(a) Why such divisions are necessary. 



(b) The number of the divisions called for. 



(c) Movable partitions between the divisions. 



10. Warm Lambing Pens 336 



(a) The location of the lambing pen. 



(b) How to secure sufficient warmth. 



(c) The furnishings of the lambing pen. 



11. Facilities for Watering 336 



(a) How water may be supplied. 



(b) Why tubs or buckets are suitable. 



(c) Why troughs exposed are unsuitable. 



13. Sunlight, Yardroom and Paddocks 337 



(a) Where sunlight is specially important. 



(b) The location and size of the yard. 



(c) The location and size of the paddocks. 



13. Ventilation without Drafts 339 



(a) When ventilation is a necessity. 



(b) When artificial ventilation may not be needed. 



(c) How ventilation may be secured. 



i4. Plans of Sheep Houses 341 



(a) For an ordinary farm flock. 



(b) For a large farm flock. 



(c) For a large breeding flock. 



CHAPTER XVII 

 The Disposal and Marketing of Sheep 



1. The Culling of the Flock 350 



(a) The time for such culling. 



(b) The nature of the culling. 



(c) The extent of the culling. 



8. The Disposal of the Culls 352 



(a) On the ranges they must be sold. 



(b) On the arable farm they may be fattened. 



(c) Culls are usually undesirable for feeders. 



(d) Culls may be used with profit at home. 



(e) The slaughtering of sheep at home. 



3. The Disposal of Pure Bred Sheep and Lambs 353 



(a) More commonly they are sold by private sale. 



(b) Filling orders by mail. 



(c) Disposal through public sales. 



